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Monday, August 17, 2009

Our Much Needed, Fabulous Vacation!!!

We had the most wonderful vacation! It was sooooo needed for our little family. Sorry about the picture overload!

First we went to my grandparents cabin in Logan. We arrived Tuesday afternoon. We had the best time. I honestly don't remember a time that I felt so worry free and happy. We filled our days with walks, collecting sticks and rocks, wading and throwing rocks in the river, playing games, watching movies, taking naps =) eating good food and completely enjoying ourselves. The kids got along so well and the time passed much to swiftly.

We headed out on Thursday morning to Bear Lake. It was a beautiful day and the water was so warm and calm. We found the perfect spot and just ate lunch, swam and found lots of cool shells.

After some delicious famous raspberry shakes at the little city by the lake we made a longer than expected journey to Vernal, Utah to stay with James' parents for a few days. We didn't get there until late that night. So we got up on Friday and got ready for the day. Vernal is quite an amazing place. It is in the middle of nowhere, but it has the coolest rock mountains and formations all around. We had the chance to do some really fun things. James' dad is a geologist and works for the BLM and so that day he took us to the green river and taught us how to pan for gold. It was really cool to see how that was done. The kids enjoyed playing in the water too.

Then, that afternoon we went and saw some petroglyphs (if you know what petroglyphs are than you are smarter than me, cause I had to ask James...it is ancient Indian rock art). They were just down the road from James parents house. They were so amazing. After that we went to the park and played.

Saturday we went to the Dinosaur National Monument and were able to see some dinosaur fossils that were found there in the mountain walls. It was so fascinating. We were able to see some more cool hieroglyphs. We had such a good time, and would have stayed longer but it started raining.

Look close to see the lizard on the wall.

petroglyphs

One of the dinosaur fossils (at the bottom, there is a white arrow pointing to it.)

Grandma and Grandpa with the kids.

Here is a picture of the Hansen clan that we took at a reunion last month. James' oldest brother David is the only one not there.

We headed home Sunday afternoon. Home to laundry, sweeping, chores and reality.

My Kids Say the Dardnest Things

Tyler was talking on the phone to his cousin Austin and Austin made a really loud noise and Tyler said,

"Whatever noise you just made was SO loud it sounded like you sent little men with sticks into my ears to bang on my ear drums!"

7-14-2010

Tyler: "Do you know you're cute?"

Malia: "Ya!"

Tyler: "Do you know I love you?"

Malia: "Ya!"

6-27-2010

I have been crocheting a blanket for the new baby and Baily was watching me one day, and this conversation happened.

"Mom, you crochet faster than a chicken!"

"Really!? I have never seen a chicken crochet before Baily, have you?"

"Yes! Once, when I was at the Zoo and I was lost all by myself I saw a chicken crocheting."

"Oh really, and he was crocheting with his feet?"

"Ya, He was crocheting with all of his feet! But he wasn't as fast as you Mom!"

5-2-09

Baily- "How old will I be when I get baptized?"

Me- "Eight."

Baily- "Are you 8?"

Me- "No, I am 29."

Baily- "Wow! I will never be that old!"

5-1-09

I was explaning to Baily how to say her personal prayers. I told her she gets to talk to and tell Heavenly Father anything she wants. Then she said,

Baily- "I can't talk to Him, He isn't here!"

Me- "Just try to picture him in your head as you are talking to him."

Baily- "I just can't do it Mom, Heavenly Father is just too far up there."

We where discussing what everyone wanted to be for halloween, when we got to Baily I said, "And you get to be a tinker! (tinker belle)

Baily- "No...I don't want to be a tinker toy!"

Baily- "Mommy, I want a fruit number" (she meant fruit leather...it took me a while to figure that one out)

Mom -"Tyler, I can't believe you are old enough to start Kindergarten!"

Tyler- "I know! I just learned and learned and learned and learned...it took a long time for it!"

We saw Horton Hears a Who for the first time yesterday and this is what I over heard today as Kylee and Tyler were playing...

Kylee- "Let's play Horton Hears a Who. I get to be Horton." and without even stopping to think Tyler quickwittedly responds,

Tyler-"I get to be 'hears a who'"

We were at the zoo the other day and my sweet, curious Tyler says,

"I always wondered what it would be like to lick a zebra, but remember that time that I licked Alley (our cat)...It was not fun."

It's true...we were getting cat hair off his tongue for days!

Baily and I were sitting on the couch and she looks up at me with her big green eyes and says, "Mom, guess what...Jesus died for us!" Talk about an unbelievable parent moment!

We went to the fish farm and let the kids catch some trout. Kylee caught her first fish and was freaking out as it was wiggling on the line. She was screaming, "It wont stop vibrating!"

Tyler picked his fish up and looked it in the eye and said, "Good bye fish...we will see you at dinner!"

The tooth fairy was 2 days late to pick up Kylee's tooth (oops!) and when she woke up the second morning and there was still a tooth under her bed and no money she said,

Kylee- "Maybe she was arrested from breaking into all of those kids houses."

I put Kylee's plate of food in front of her tonight and after seeing what it was (spaghetti with meat and zucchini in the sauce) she said, "Is that all you can do is make me sicker and sicker!" Guess who had to eat an extra serving of zucchini! I know, I'm mean! Can you say, "Attitude!"

I walked into the living room when I heard Malia hysterically laughing and I said,

"Baily, why is Malia laughing so hard?"

Baily- "I'm sitting on her."

Me- "No Baily! We don't sit on babies!"

Baily- "But she likes it!"

Tyler- "Mommy, how many days are in a week?"

Me- "7"

Tyler- "How many weeks in a year?"

Me-"52"

Tyler "Good Job Mom!"

Tyler- "I was in a play today at Primary, and I got to be Nehi...I mean Lephi..."

Daddy- "If a snake has round eyes it is NOT posionous, and if it has slit eyes like a cat it IS poisonous." Kylee- "So if I see a snake I will pick it up, check its eyes, and if they are slits I will drop it and run!"

Baily- "Mommy, I am so happy now, 'cause I am bigger and I get the potty train!"